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Red Garnet Amaranth

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My hubby got me two red garnet amaranth plants with the root, I repotted them and brought them inside, this morning I found them like this! Will they straighten up or is it a hopeless case? Here is the picture I took to show you what they look like now. HELP!

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Just a quick note, it seems I was wrong about the red garnet amaranth, it is showing signs of perking up. I watered it some today and I think it is going to survive! Yippee!

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Wow -- I really wasn't expecting that. They are tough! Yay!

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Should I cut the dead part off? Will the other part survive and grow if I do? Let me know if you think I can.

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If really dead and crisp, its always a good idea to trim off because they can become moldy, etc. And any stressed plant parts can attract pests.

Could you post the latest photo?

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Here is the latest photo, as you can tell some of it is tryng to come back, should I cut it just above the leaf that is alive?

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I would. That way the plant won't waste energy trying to revive the wilted upper part, plus the highest point -- apical dominance -- will confer to the top-most new side shoot and will invigorate it, encouraging it to grow.

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here is the new plant, it looks a lot better.

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Looks good! :D

...I think amaranth is an annual... or even if perennial doesn't live long. So don't be surprised if it starts to show signs of senescence. I would try to encourage it to bloom and set seeds -- especially if you have more than one plant. The way to go about it is to give it lots of light and withhold water/keep it on a dry side. This near-death experience may trigger it to bloom, actually.

On the other hand, to keep it going, I suspect you would need to pinch/prune any signs of blooming -- kind of like herbs.

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thank you applestar!

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It did not make it, I guess it really is an outdoor plant. But the lady we got it from has a very,very big bush of them and she said we could get another start.



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